Aero Linx: Civil Air
Membership of Civil Air is governed by the Australian Industrial legislation and is currently available to current and former Australian Air Traffic Controllers, Trainee Air Traffic Controllers, Air Traffic Control support staff and Contract Civilian Air Traffic Controllers employed by the Australian Defence Department. The office is staffed by full time and part time employees who are responsible for different services available to Civil Air members. The President and five Vice Presidents form the Association’s Committee of management. This committee meets at least monthly to progress management matters and the implementation of Civil Air policy.
Cleared For The Option
ATC authorization for an aircraft to make a touch-and-go, low approach, missed approach, stop and go, or full stop landing at the discretion of the pilot. It is normally used in training so that an instructor can evaluate a student’s performance under changing situations. Pilots should advise ATC if they decide to remain on the runway, of any delay in their stop and go, delay clearing the runway, or are unable to comply with the instruction(s).
"...from the Company that 2,850 pilots will receive official furlough notices is devastating news for these pilots and their families. Due to the expiration of the CARES Act payroll protections, the first 1,747 pilot furloughs will occur on October 1, with an additional 572 furloughs slated for October 30, and 531 on November 30. While other airlines have chosen to reduce manpower through voluntary means, it is tragic that United has limited those options for our pilots and instead has chosen to furlough more pilots than ever before in our history."
Source: Part of the warning transmitted to United Pilots by the United Airlines Master Executive Council (MEC) of the AirLine Pilot's Association following announcements by the airline threaten
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